Zossen in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Zossen sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 131 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Zossen's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Zossen's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
4°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-1°C
Precipitation
131 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Zossen in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C.

A typical winter day in Zossen reaches about 4°C and drops to -1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-10°-5°10°15°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Zossen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Zossen weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4911.53.780.0
Feb / -1°369.13.49.50.1
Mar / 46112.211.51.6
Apr14° / 368.80.213.64.3
May19° / 10°5410.3015.46.0
Jun22° / 13°5710.3016.46.5
Jul24° / 15°7911.70166.6
Aug24° / 15°5810.4014.56.7
Sep19° / 11°509.2012.46.1
Oct14° / 459.60.110.33.8
Nov / 439.818.51.1
Dec / 4611.53.27.60.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Zossen gets around 131 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min in early December to 10 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.9 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Zossen?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zossen.

What to pack for Zossen in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Zossen sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Zossen in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zossen peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zossen?

Zossen sits at 52.2°N, 13.4°E, 41 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Blankenfelde-Mahlow, 14 km away.

Topography around Zossen

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zossen.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zossen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m.

The land around Zossen is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (51%), grassland (20%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
247 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Blankenfelde-Mahlow 14 km · Königs Wusterhausen 16 km · Ludwigsfelde 16 km · Lichtenrade 20 km · Altglienicke 22 km · Buckow 23 km · Marienfelde 23 km · Rudow 23 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Zossen (52.216°, 13.4491°, elevation 41 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.